One of my coworkers is looking to buy a YJ or TJ to tow behind his motorhome.
In any event, he asked me what to look for in a YJ and since I don't know that much about them other than they have the wrong shape headlights ( ) what should I tell him? Any certain years that had quirks that would make them less desirable than others? TIA_________________Nothing to see here.

Anyway, I would look for an I6 from 91-95. The obvious stuff to look for would be rust. Saharas has 19 gal gas tanks (stock) even though a mod can change any YJ tank to 19 gal. 92-95 should have family style roll bar, 91 and older have the CJ- style Slant back.

If he's looking to tow it I would try to get as stock as possible, maybe a small amount of lift. Hardtop too, Nothing worse than geting somewhere and having to suffer a wet ass when your soft top has sprung a leak. Full steel doors are always a plus.

The rest of it would be standard car stuff: A/C, stereo, Manual or Auto, etc...

Personally If I had my pic of the litter it would be a 91 sahara with hard top and full steels with towbar shackles and some 31's (cause of the towing) I get the EFI I6, slant back roll bars and those SWEET headlights.

Tell him not to pay over $5000 unless it still has the factory sticker price on it.. _________________But hey, WTF do I know? I kick Hippies for fun.

Absolutely nothing special about it. It had over 100,000 miles from being towed behind a motorhome. The sad thing is, there's probably somebody out there who will pay that much. _________________Nothing to see here.

see if he can find a 95 they have stronger u joints i think other than that whats been said before 4.0 91 or newer sahara maybe hard top full steel doors etc.._________________94 Jeep YJ 3.5 inch lift 33's Tera SYE and CV driveshaft, More Sport Cage, BL/MML, rust

see if he can find a 95 they have stronger u joints i think other than that whats been said before 4.0 91 or newer sahara maybe hard top full steel doors etc..

Yes, this is true. The front driveshaft on 95 to newer has 297 series u-joints as opposed to the 260 series u-joints used in 94 and older._________________95 YJ, 4.0, 5 speed, 4.5 RE Lift, 33x12.5 BFG MT's, Ford 8.8, JB Conversions SYE and some neato LED lights I just put in!

The vaccuum disconnects usually become a problem in almost all YJ's. Most problematic areas are usually the actuator pump on the axle as well as the tubes themselves. Once all of those are replaced as well as the pump, the system usually works like new for another ten years. The actuator switch on the transfer case can also become a problem as well. The posi-lock kit that changes the switch from be actuated by vaccuum to a more reliable a maintinence free cable. Can usually get those for somewhere around a hundred bucks. Or you can simply have the shift collar that connects the two passenger side axle shafts together welded to in the engaged position. I've heard of people doing that too. Just a few options for ya._________________95 YJ, 4.0, 5 speed, 4.5 RE Lift, 33x12.5 BFG MT's, Ford 8.8, JB Conversions SYE and some neato LED lights I just put in!